Root on A string
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B♭dim7 chord on guitar
B♭dim7 is the B♭ diminished 7 chord. Its notes are B♭, D♭, F♭ and A♭♭. It is the same chord as A♯dim7. Stacked minor thirds. Its symmetrical sound makes it useful as a passing chord.
How to play B♭dim7
Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.
What's in B♭dim7
- B♭1
- D♭♭3
- F♭♭5
- A♭♭♭♭7
- Formula
- 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭♭7
- Also written
- B♭dim7, B♭°7
- Chord type
- Diminished 7
B♭dim7 notes across the neck
Every B♭, D♭, F♭ and A♭♭ on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, B♭. Build your own shape from any nearby group.
Related chords
Other B♭ chords
B♭B♭mB♭7B♭maj7B♭m7B♭5B♭sus2B♭sus4B♭add9B♭6B♭m6B♭augB♭dimB♭dim7B♭m7♭5B♭9B♭maj9B♭m9B♭mmaj7B♭7♭5B♭7♯5B♭7♭9B♭7♯9
Other diminished 7 chords